with the “Jesus Prayer”: repeating (usually silently) the words as I breathe out, leaving a moment between repetitions to notice the beating of the heart, which will slow down steadily over ...

Our striving is to enclose the mind in the words, “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” During the Jesus prayer there is often a storm of thoughts sown by the enemy. St.

O sacred heart of Jesus, mercifully accept the prayer which I now make to you for help in the moment of my death, when at its approach all my senses shall fail me. When, therefore, O kind and ...

These little stories (together with the Lord's Prayer and the Beatitudes) are the best known of all Jesus' words. It is a measure of the value which the Church places upon them that every parable ...

Can faith unite and transform in a world fractured by division and uncertainty The National Prayer Breakfast 2025 provided a ...

Jesus said that prayer should be a private time between God and the worshipper. Jesus does not mean that it is wrong to pray with others, but the prayers should be sincere and for the right motives.

understanding the power of each word dedicated to Saint Stephen. Here is the prayer: Lord, who gave the deacon Saint Stephen a burning love for your Gospel and the courage to proclaim that Jesus ...